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Ian Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British author and journalist. Fleming is best remembered for creating the character of James Bond and chronicling Bond's adventures in twelve novels and nine short stories. With over 100 million copies sold worldwide, the Bond novels are...
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Filter this CollectionDr. No
Dr. No (also Dr No and Doctor No) is Ian Fleming's sixth James Bond novel, originally published on the 31 March 1958. This novel was inspired by Fleming's having read Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu stories at Eton College.
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- Mar 31, 1958
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From Russia with Love
From Russia, with Love, published in 1957, is the fifth James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming and is considered one of the best in the series; the 1963 film version has been cited by several critics as the best of the film series. Initially, the...
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- Apr 8, 1957
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car is a children's book written by Ian Fleming (creator of James Bond) for his son Caspar, with illustrations by John Burningham. It was first published in 1964 by Jonathan Cape in London and Random House in New...
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Goldfinger
Goldfinger is the seventh novel and basis for the third Bond film (1964) in Ian Fleming's James Bond series and franchise. It was first published by the British publishers Jonathan Cape on March 23, 1959.
In 1964 it was adapted as the third film in...
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- Mar 23, 1959
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Moonraker
Moonraker is the third novel by British author Ian Fleming featuring the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond, first published by Jonathan Cape on April 7, 1955. Set completely in England, it follows Bond's mission to stop an...
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- Apr 7, 1955
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Thunderball
Thunderball is the ninth novel by Ian Fleming based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond. Fleming wrote it intending to film it; it is officially credited as 'based on a screen treatment by Kevin McClory, Jack...
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- Mar 27, 1961
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- Mar 27, 1961
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You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. First published by Jonathan Cape on March 16, 1964, it holds the distinction of being the last novel written by Fleming to be published in his lifetime. The novel The Man...
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- Mar 16, 1964
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The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun is the thirteenth novel written by Ian Fleming, featuring the fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond. It was published posthumously in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape, in 1965. Despite being stylistically...
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- Apr 1, 1965
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the eleventh novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. First published by Jonathan Cape on 1 April 1963, it is the first novel to be written after the start of the official film series by EON Productions.
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- Apr 1, 1963
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The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me is the tenth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series first published by Jonathan Cape on 16 April 1962. It is the shortest and most sexually explicit of Fleming's novels as well as a clear departure from previous Bond novels in...
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- Apr 16, 1962
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For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only is a collection of James Bond short stories by Ian Fleming. It was first published by Jonathan Cape on April 11, 1960. It marked a change of pace for Ian Fleming, who previously had written only full-length novels featuring James...
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- Apr 11, 1960
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Octopussy and The Living Daylights
Octopussy and The Living Daylights (sometimes published as Octopussy) is the fourteenth and final James Bond book written by Ian Fleming. It is a collection of short stories published posthumously in the United Kingdom and the United States by...
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- 1966
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Thrilling Cities
Thrilling Cities is the title of a collection of non-fiction travel articles by James Bond creator Ian Fleming. The book was published by Glidrose Productions first in Great Britain in 1963, followed by an American edition in 1964.
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The Diamond Smugglers
The Diamond Smugglers is a non-fiction work by Ian Fleming that was first published in 1957 in the United Kingdom and in 1958 in the United States.
One of Fleming's few books that did not feature his superspy creation, James Bond, The Diamond...
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- 1957
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Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever is the fourth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. It was first published by Jonathan Cape on March 26, 1956.
In 1971 was adapted into the seventh film in the EON Productions film franchise, the last film in that series to...
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- Mar 26, 1956
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Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. First published by Jonathan Cape on April 5, 1954, it is considered one of Fleming's most controversial novels due to its depiction of Afro-Caribbean people and voodoo.
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- Apr 5, 1954
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Casino Royale
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming is the first James Bond novel. It would eventually pave the way for eleven other novels by Fleming himself, in addition to two short story collections, followed by many 'continuation' Bond novels by other authors.
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- Apr 13, 1953